喜樂美語
  1. 1aC2/ˈstrʌktʃərəl/結構性的；結構上的

    正式relating to the way something is built or organized, especially the parts that hold it up or hold it together.

    示範例句 · Example

    After the earthquake, engineers checked the school building for structural damage.

    逐字地震過後，工程師們檢查了那棟學校建築是否有結構性損害。

    structural 是名詞 structure（結構）變出來的形容詞，講的是「一個東西怎麼被組成、怎麼撐起來」——可以是一棟房子的樑柱牆壁，也可以是一個制度、一篇文章的組成方式。最常見的搭配是 structural damage（結構性損壞，例如樑柱、牆壁壞了，不只是掉漆這種表面問題）。structural 講的通常是「根本、深層」的部分，不是表面小毛病。

    常見搭配

    • structural damage

      結構性損壞

      damage to the parts of a building that hold it up

      The building was checked for structural damage after the storm.

    • structural defect

      結構性缺陷

      a problem in the way something is built

      Older buildings are bound to have some structural defects.

    • structural repairs

      結構性修繕

      repairs to the main parts of a building or bridge

      A survey showed that the bridge needed significant structural repairs.

    • structural change

      結構性改變

      a big change in the way a system or organization is set up

      The country needs structural change to fix its economy.

    • structurally sound

      結構上健全、安全

      built well and safe, not damaged

      Is the building structurally sound?

core核心畫面

Picture the frame inside a building — the beams and columns you never see, the parts everything else rests on. Structural points at that layer. Calling a problem structural says it is not on the surface: it sits in how the thing is built, so patching the outside will not reach it.

可以想成：建築物裡面的骨架——那些看不到的樑柱，其他東西全靠它們撐著。structural 指的就是這一層。說一個問題是 structural，等於是說它不在表面，而是出在「這東西是怎麼搭起來的」，所以修外觀碰不到它。這一層意思讓它也很常用在制度和組織上。

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原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

structuraladj/ˈstɹʌk(t͡)ʃəɹəl/

  • 1

    Of, relating to, or having structure.

    • Class 1. consists of nervous diseases, such as depend on the nervous and muscular systems; the second, of sanguine diseases, such as depend on the sanguiferous system; the third, of secretory diseases, or such as are connected with the state of the secretions; and the fourth, of structural diseases, or those that are connected with the nutritive powers.
    • These structural differences, the authors suggest, support previous reports of differences in personality: liberals tend to be better at managing conflicting information, while conservatives are though to be better at recognizing threats, researchers said.
  • 2

    Involving the mechanics of construction.

structuralnoun/ˈstɹʌk(t͡)ʃəɹəl/

  • 1

    Structural steel, used in construction.

    • Freight differentials often increased the spread in favor of the imported structurals. Purchasers repeatedly emphasized that their purchases of imported structurals were split among a number of sources, including Spain, France, West Germany, […]

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